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A's for Everyone. "In 1966 at Harvard, 22% of all grades were A's; in 2003, 46% of all grades were A's. Similarly, a UCLA study reports that in 1968, 22% of all grades at 18 colleges and universities were A's, but by 2002 that percentage had risen to 47%. • A recent Princeton University study reports that between 44% and 55% of all grades at the Ivy League schools, MIT, Stanford and the University of Chicago are A's today. • Less than 10% of all grades given out at Duke University are Cs, according to an article by Duke professor Stuart Rojstaczer; in 1969, more than 25% were .. But grade inflation also reflects a decline in standards that we should be worried about. When more than half of all grades are A, it is unlikely that any rigorous standard is being satisfied. Grade inflation is symptomatic of a profession that no longer is discerning enough to separate according to degrees of merit .. ". More "Way That Grades Are Set Is a Mark Against Professors". Posted by Greg Ransom | TrackBack